UPSC CSE Prelims 2015
Radha's statement, "Impossible. A boxer’s most important asset is his aggressiveness," directly contradicts Geeta's claim that Naresh improved as a boxer after starting meditation. For Radha to deem improvement impossible, she must believe that meditation negatively impacts the essential quality of aggressiveness in a boxer. Therefore, her statement reflects the belief that meditation tends to make a person less aggressive, which she considers detrimental to a boxer's performance.
Option 2: Meditation has little or no effect on the person who practices it. This option is inconsistent with Radha's strong reaction. Her use of "Impossible" indicates a perceived significant, and negative, effect of meditation on a boxer's key attribute, rather than a neutral or negligible one.
Option 3: Naresh was a poor boxer earlier because he was not aggressive enough. Radha's statement focuses on the incompatibility of meditation with a boxer's essential trait (aggressiveness) and does not provide information or imply a belief about Naresh's past performance or the specific reasons for it. Her comment is a general principle applied to Geeta's claim.
Option 4: Naresh would not have taken to meditation as he was a boxer. This option is factually contradicted by Geeta's initial statement, "Naresh has become a better boxer since he started meditation." Geeta explicitly states that Naresh did take to meditation. Radha's response is a reaction to the outcome of meditation, not a denial of Naresh practicing it.